About IDEM's Commissioner

Commissioner Clint Woods

Clint Woods serves as the 10^th Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), appointed by Governor Mike Braun in February 2025.

As Commissioner, he leads an agency of more than 800 staff members in its mission to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial, and governmental activities vital to a prosperous economy. IDEM is part of the Indiana Office of Energy and Natural Resources.

Before joining IDEM, Woods previously served in several governmental positions, including as Deputy Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) Office of Air and Radiation (2017 - 2019), Executive Director of the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (2014 – 2017), and a Professional Staff Member with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011 – 2014). He also worked in senior roles with Hexion Inc., Americans for Prosperity, The Ohio State University, American Legislative Exchange Council, and the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association.

He currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), chairs ECOS’ Air Committee, and serves as an ex officio member of the Indiana Natural Resources Commission. Woods has also previously served on several state and national advisory bodies, including the U.S. Group on Earth Observations of the National Science and Technology Council and U.S. EPA’s National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology.

Woods holds an MA in international commerce and policy from George Mason University and a BA from the University of Mary Washington. He and his wife, Amy, have three children.

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• IDEM Commissioner Clint Woods [JPG]